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Meaning of work

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

work

Pronunciation:/wɜːk//wəik/

noun

Definitions

  1. (heading) Employment.

  2. (heading) Effort.

  3. Sustained effort to achieve a goal or result, especially overcoming obstacles.

    Example: We don't have much time. Let's get to work piling up those sandbags.

  4. (heading) Product; the result of effort.

work

Pronunciation:/wɜːk//wəik/

verb

Definitions

  1. To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.

    Example: He’s working in a bar.

  2. To effect by gradual degrees.

    Example: he worked his way through the crowd

  3. To embroider with thread.

  4. To set into action.

    Example: He worked the levers.